Leonardo, amid the recipients of the European Commission's increased investment in weapons and defense technologies, experienced a cyber attack which led to a leak of sensitive company data. The data included critical information on defense projects and employee details, impacting the company's reputation and potentially its competitiveness in the military sector. The attack disrupted internal operations and could have had ramifications for national security, given Leonardo's role in defense and aerospace projects across Europe.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/european-commission-military-tech-spending/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/leonardo_company
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"linkid": "leonardo_company",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "7/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Defense and Aerospace',
'location': 'Europe',
'name': 'Leonardo',
'type': 'Defense and Aerospace Company'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'employee details',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'high',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['defense projects information',
'employee details']},
'description': "Leonardo, amid the recipients of the European Commission's "
'increased investment in weapons and defense technologies, '
'experienced a cyber attack which led to a leak of sensitive '
'company data. The data included critical information on '
'defense projects and employee details, impacting the '
"company's reputation and potentially its competitiveness in "
'the military sector. The attack disrupted internal operations '
'and could have had ramifications for national security, given '
"Leonardo's role in defense and aerospace projects across "
'Europe.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': "impact on company's reputation",
'data_compromised': ['defense projects information',
'employee details'],
'operational_impact': 'disruption of internal operations'},
'title': 'Cyber Attack on Leonardo Leads to Sensitive Data Leak',
'type': 'Data Breach'}